Health Research

April 19th, 2018 - A British pharmaceutical company is closer to getting its CBD medicine to the U.S. market with the government’s blessing, a first for the cannabis industry and potential game-changer for all marijuana and cannabidiol producers.
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March 25th, 2018 - While Cannabidiol (CBD) has received attention for it's therapeutic potential in treating epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, recently, CBD has also been explored for potential in treating drug addiction. Substance use disorders are chronically...

May 31st, 2017 - Medical researchers have confirmed what some desperate parents have been claiming for years—that a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana known as cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce epileptic seizures in some children.
Published in The New England...

TORONTO - An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl's doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.
In 2013, Sarah Wilkinson...

May 14, 2015 – A recent study conducted at New York University has found that cannabidiol is a safe, well-tolerated and effective treatment for two types of severe childhood epilepsy.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is an endocannabinoid found in cannabis and can be sourced...

April 27th, 2015 – As part of a $100 million lawsuit filed by Medical Marijuana Inc., over false claims in a “special report” from Project CBD, a top Colorado lab, Stewart Environmental has now settled.
Dr. Stuart Titus, CEO and President of Medical...

April 24th, 2015 - Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, who is known for discovering cannabidol (CBD), conducted a study that suggests that the therapeutic effects of Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound,...

A Medical Marijuana Revolution
Dr. Sanjay Gupta's 3rd instalment in his series investigating the benefits and politics of medical marijuana.
"I see a revolution that is burning white hot among young people, but also shows up among the parents and grandparents...

April 17th, 2015 - A year ago CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta created a media sensation and surge of interest in medical marijuana with the release of his documentary series Weed 1 & 2. In these previous segments, Dr. Gupta apologized for his previous negative...